The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (IIANA Subcommittee) has scheduled a legislative hearing to receive testimony next week on the following tribal related bills:

H.R. 5244 – To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other purposes, also referred to as the “Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act” introduced by Rep. William Keating (D-MA);

S. 607 – A bill to establish a business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to promote economic development in Indian reservation communities also referred to as the “Native American Business Incubators Program Act” introduced by Senator Tom Udall (D-NM); and

S. 1116 – A bill to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities, also referred to as the “Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2018” introduced by Senator John Hoeven (R-ND).

The hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 24th at 2:00 p.m. EST in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. Witnesses for live testimony are by invitation only and a list will be posted on the IIANA Subcommittee website once confirmed. The record will be open for two weeks following the hearing for written comments and a webcast of the hearing will be available on the scheduled date on the Subcommittee website. For more information about the hearing or the IIANA Subcommittee, please visit: https://naturalresources.house.gov/indianinsularandalaskanativeissues/.

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